On Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:54:37 +1200, "Errol Cavit"
was heard to screech:

The below article talks about landing a Herk on a strip in the back of
beyond in Afghanistan.
'The strip, composed of dirt, rock and gravel, is about 8 thousand feet long
with a five-degree bend in the centerline. Its elevation is nearly 8500 feet
in the air."

I'm curious as to how much of a challenge a 5deg bend is to handle in
something like a Herk.

Dunno about that, but I know the Barimunya runway has a hill in the
middle of it.
Next time i'm up there, i'll try to get some photos of it during the
day.

Carsten Bauer
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Photography and Aviation
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